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When it dumped 100 emails related to the Benghazi talking points Wednesday night, the Obama White House showed it hasn't been telling the truth. These talking points were not the sole product of the intelligence community, but were in fact edited by State Department officials and White House officials and then decided upon at a White House meeting. After reading these emails, it's clear the administration's principal concern behind the edits was to protect itself from public and Congressional criticism, not to get out the facts of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in which four Americans died.But the emails also leave unanswered important questions, while offering tantalizing clues and suggestions. First, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was pushing to water down the CIA-drafted talking points. But she's not the person in charge at State. At 9:24 PM Friday, September 14, she complained that the edits made so far "don't resolve all my issues or those of my bui...
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The first question for White House spokesman Jay Carney at Tuesday's press briefing went right to the heart of the growing crisis facing President Obama:In the matte...
Faced with mounting scrutiny over his administration's initial narrative on the Benghazi attack, President Obama on Monday called the debate a "sideshow" -- arguing ...
Sen. Lindsey Graham responds to Pres. Obama's allegations of political motives in ongoing Benghazi scandal
Former Vice President reacts to Obama's comments on the scandal
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Analysis of handling of scandals
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The political impact of the administration’s handling of the attacks in Libya
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Reaction from Sen. Kelly Ayotte
Seeks deposition from accountability review co-chairs
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